The Incompetent Noblewoman Marries the 'Devil of the Far East' as a Substitute Bride—Told by Her Parents to 'Die in Place of Your Sister,' She Left the House, but Her New Family Turned Out to Be Wonderful and She's Happy - Episode 1.34

Starting with Hyakushun-sama, the members of the science team are astonished.

“I can’t believe it…!”

“The spiritual power of the youkai surpasses that of humans, yet…!”

“You mean to say you have more spiritual power than a demon!? That’s amazing…!”

Wh-what should I do…?

I broke it again…

“Rei-kun!”

Gah! Hyakushun-sama grabs my hand.

Ah, I’m going to get scolded.

“Wonderful…!”

I thought, but he wasn’t angry at all.

Rather, are you happy?

Her cheeks are flushed, and she’s giggling like a child.

“Someone with spiritual power surpassing that of the youkai! There was no one else but Sumi Mori!”

Does that mean that Satoru-sama’s mother also had the same level of spiritual power…?

Sumisama Mamoru… was an amazing person…

“Originally, this measuring device was developed to gauge Ms. Sumi Mori’s spiritual power!”

“Uh, specifically, how much was it?”

“Five million…!”

Rei, spiritual power… five million.

Satoru-sama’s current spiritual power was 150,000.

More than 30 spiritual powers, Ms. Sumi Mori had them… amazing…

“No, no, the amazing one is Rei. The spiritual power that surpasses Mother… in other words, it means he has over five million in spiritual power!”

Satoru-sama hugs me tightly.

This person always hugs me like this, no matter what I do.

Someone like me.

At first, I felt embarrassed, but recently, I’ve found myself feeling happy being hugged like this.

Feeling him close by makes my heart feel warm and fuzzy.

“Having a spiritual power of over five million is outrageous! Isn’t it comparable to that White Face?”

“White face…? What is it?”

“It’s about the most powerful great demon in history! That guy…”

Then…

“Hyakushun, shut up.”

Satoru-sama interrupted Momoharu-sama’s words and said that.

Looking up, Satoru-sama had… the most severe expression I had ever seen.

I wonder why you are so angry…

“Have you not yet told the bride about the connection between Ichijo and Hakumen?”

“Just shut up already.”

What kind of connection could there possibly be between the strongest great demon in history and the Ichijo family…?

“Rei. I’m sorry. About that, I still… can’t say anything.”

A pain shot through my chest.

It means that I still haven’t been accepted by the Ichijo family…

“No, that’s not it. I want to tell you after I’ve prepared myself mentally.”

For Satoru-sama, the matter of the white-faced one is something he doesn’t want to talk about. Is it a trauma…?

It’s not that you’re keeping it from me, it’s just that you can’t say it yet.

It seems you are willing to teach me.

Understood.

“Are you not going to pursue it?”

“Yes. Until Satoru-sama teaches me… I will wait.”

“Rei… you really are a well-behaved girl!”

Satoru-sama hugs me tightly.

Ah… I love you…

“However… you are truly interesting, Rei-kun!”

With a sudden movement, Hyakuharu-sama brings his face closer.

Those eyes sparkled like the starry sky on a clear day.

“I really want to know the source of your abnormal spiritual power!”

“Source…?”

“In other words, it’s about the demon inside you!”

That’s right, the original purpose was to investigate the demon within me.

“By the way, how do you usually check for demons inside the body?”

“Back in the day, we used to search for things by feel.”

“Feeling around?”

“Ah. By actually using the ability and working backward from it, I can figure out what kind of youkai it is.”

But, isn’t that… very difficult?

“For example, let’s say you can use fire abilities. There are many fire demons, you know. Like the fire horse or the enraenra. It’s usually difficult to identify them.”

Even if we only understand the abilities, identifying the youkai seemed practically impossible.

Because you can’t peek inside the body.

“The Five Eastern Clans and the royal families sometimes inherit supernatural abilities (youkai) from their parents or ancestors, so they are somewhat easier to identify. For example, the Seikame of the Ichijo family or the demons of the Hyakumekido family.”

It seems that strong supernatural abilities can sometimes be inherited.

“There are times when you unexpectedly encounter a strong youma, and there are times when it’s so weak you can’t even tell what kind of youma it is. But… not knowing would be a problem in this supernatural society.”

Indeed, going about daily life without knowing one’s own supernatural abilities, and then suddenly using a powerful ability unconsciously and hurting someone… that would be a disaster.

“So, the method of distinguishing abilities has been a subject of trial and error since ancient times. And finally! I have completed a machine that examines the abilities within the body!”

“Heheh,” Hyakuharu-sama puffed out his chest proudly.

“He’s strange, but he’s an amazing engineer. In the over 1800 years of Far Eastern history, he’s the first one to create and complete a machine that investigates supernatural abilities.”

“That’s… amazing…”

But…

“With the glasses’ Tsukumogami Noble Phantasm, it should be possible to identify it, right?”

The science class is buzzing.

Huh, huh? What’s going on… ?

“Rei-kun, I’ll tell you this, but getting a Noble Phantasm from a Tsukumogami is impossible.”

“W-What do you mean?”

Tsukumogami are divine spirits. They are beings close to the gods. We humans can’t even hear the voices of the gods, let alone see them.

Satoru-sama taught me before.

“There’s no way I could get a Noble Phantasm from a Tsukumogami, who can’t even hold a conversation.”

Then, Satoru-sama says with his chest held high.

“Rei received a Noble Phantasm.”

“What the heck!? N-No way, right?”

“That’s right. Isn’t that so, Rei? Show him.”

I nodded and, as instructed, showed the magical glasses I received from the Tsukumogami.

Hyakushun-sama picks it up.

He activated the power of the “Hundred Eyes”…

Thud! I fell backward onto the spot.

“I-I can’t believe it…! Th-that’s a Noble Phantasm… no doubt about it…!!!!”

Apparently, it seems that they used the Hundred Eyes’ ability to determine that this is a Noble Phantasm.

“When you wear those glasses, it seems you can see the target’s spiritual power and the youkai.”

When Hyakushun-sama tried to stand up, they suddenly collapsed on the spot.

“Are you okay!?”

I lift him up.

“I can’t believe it… to think that such incredible power is contained in such a small pair of glasses…!!!!”

In the first place, if he has that special ability, wouldn’t he be able to measure the demons and spiritual power inside…?

“With my special ability, I can’t even determine the youkai inside…!”

“If we use the identification device you made, we can see it, right?”

“Well, yeah! Follow me!”

Hyakuharu-sama brought us to the neighboring laboratory.

In the noble’s large room, about the size of a dance hall, there was a device that resembled a gigantic tube, so large that one had to look up to see it.

“This is the internal demon measurement device…!”

“Th-this big machine is necessary, huh…?”

“Ah, normally, yes! But… with these glasses, you don’t need such a huge machine or an enormous amount of power!”

Has April Fool’s Day collapsed again?

“Things are happening that far exceed my expectations! One after another! Ah, why is it so wonderful!”